OKLAHOMA 



OKLAHOMA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON OKLAHOMA 



(An Outline nultable for Oklahoma will be found with the article "State.") 



What and where is "No Man's Land," and why was it given that name? What 

 else is it called, and why'.' 



About what is the area of No Man's Land? 



What does the name Oklahoma mean? Why is it more appropriate to this state 

 than it would be to any other? 



How does the loftiest elevation in this state compare with that in each state upon 

 which Oklahoma borders? 



What is the popular name of the state, and what characteristic of the life and 

 history of the region does it apply to? 



What town had a newspaper on the very first day of its existence? 



To what type of plant does the chosen "flower" of this state belong? 



How many states of the ( Union have a greater area than Oklahoma? How many 

 of these lie farther to the east? 



What was the percentage of increase in population in this region between 1890 

 and 1915? Between 1910 and 1915? 



Of the Indian tribes resident in the state, how many are native to it? 



What does the educational system do to help the farmer? 



What is a butte? What is a mesa? How were most of them formed? 



Describe the four curious "plains" in the northwestern part of the state. 



What is the most agreeable and favorable feature of the climate? 



How many states have come into the Union since Oklahoma was admitted? 



Describe the "rush" that took place when a part of this region was opened up to 

 white men for settlement. 



Why have agricultural conditions in the Panhandle been different from tho-. 

 existing elsewhere in the state? 



To what branch of agriculture has the state always been especially well fitted, 

 and why? 



From the statistics given in this article, show that there is one state which pro- 

 duces more cotton to the acre than does Oklahoma. 



Which is of greater value, the total wheat product or the total cotton prodiu 



In the output of what mineral product has Oklahoma in recent years ranked fir.-t ? 



How many barrels of petroleum does the Glen Pool pour out in a year '.' 



What was the record-making flow of the Gushing Oil Field? 



How has the exploitation of the oil fields intrrtVivd with th> production of an- 

 othrr fuel? 



Wh.it two states have a combined area about equal to the area of Oklahoma'.; 

 coal fields? (See list of Mat.- in article UNITED STATES.) 



What is the railroad mileage of the state to each hundred square miles of area? 

 How does it compare in this respect with the states upon which it borders? 



How many state constitutions has Oklahoma had? 



What is the difference between Oklahoma's prohibition law and most other pro- 

 hilntion laws? 



How did this region come into the possession of the United States? 



Wh.-n did MI. United States purchase valuable land for fifteen cents an acre? 



How many of the boundaries of this state are "natural" boundaries eitlxr 

 or mountains? 



